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Have heard already the county Board thinking of calling off next weekends round 2 of championship any truth in this.

Tourlestrane have a couple of injuries but its a first time in a while the players are talking about the opposition in a first round game. they have beaten us twince already this year and if rumours are to be believed they have been living and sleeping for this game all year. The clash between their management and a number of our players in recent games will bring an extra edge and I would say the first ten minutes of this game is a most see ........ hopefully have a good refree in place as it will be needed.
Its great to be back here again and with o hara fit again and up for this game like no other roll on saturday evening... one point victory will do....

Sligo beat wexford handy enough in the end. Egan started centre back and played well looks like he will be there for London game. They are now playing a two man full forward line of Kelly and jonny davy...... just heard that wasn't at game.   

Garry Gaughan told not to play club last weekend... all the soundings are he could start sunday either half back or half forward.   

It would be a gamble but it is likely. Egan will not start he's not ready yet and hasn't played enough football.

I wouldn't play Sweeney in a game like this on sunday he's not a team player and has proved nothing this year in the league to say he starts.

Karol O'Neill good play put huge step up from club football to a game of this size on sunday... were do you play him he's hasn't the pace for the back line and is he a natural scoring forward?

Phillips should be cb no question playing great football at the moment and this side needs an edge to it a couple of fighters ohara can't do it all by himself. 


 

SLIGONIAN Why bother putting it up at all. Sure we all have insights into the county set up and could spend hours writing up posts and debating inside stories. But sure what will that do. I have been reading your comments for some time now with out offering an opinion and the more I read the more I know you haven't a clue. In fact I don't why I am even entertaining you. Does us a favour and keep your inside scopes to yourself and don't be embarrassing yourself by posting them up on a chat page site....   


As for Sunday I think it's a lost cause and that's not being negative you could say Longford are starting three points up always harder chasing a game like that especially away from home in the league. But still Sligo did it away to Wicklow last year if all injuries clear up and he finals picks his best 15 then you never know.

Is there any Club fixtures up for this weekend? Please post if you know thanks

Don't know if Cunningham is that good some would say he's to arrogant, I have participated in a couple of his training sessions and wouldn't be blown away he's not everyones cup of tea and I know and would say there is a couple of the panel/team not looking forward to having him at every training session for the next year. So we will see...... anyway best of luck to tommy would say he will have a open door policy for the first couple of months as he didn't get to see much club football this year... interesting times   

Games called off because of the junior championship I don't even though who they are playing.

Once again club football in Sligo is placed at the bottom of the pile it a f**king joke.

The county Board should not let this happen for a junior championship game.

Did a bit of research today on near by counties, Mayo have senior championship match's next week baring a draw of course on Sunday. Donegal played some of their first round games last weekend.

It would have been nice to have the county players back for at least one league game this weekend they probably won't be allowed to play next weekend.

Anyway we have the joys of playing our annual challenge game against  knockmore    which means two thing a good fight, and not being able to move on the Sunday.

I suppose the old saying goes you can't complain unless you vote will have to try and get this mind set changed in Sligo with fixtures.

Junior football is it a good idea ?

Big one for us tomorrow Easkey at home at 4 it will be a hot one on all fronts. there's no love lost between us and easkey and this is the first time in a while we had a chance to host them so I would excpet sparks to fly. Played Ballymote last week think they were missing a couple but were poor.

I am not a big fan of Marys always like beating them, but for the future of football in sligo/town  you can't afford to have a weak st. Marys team.   

We have the lovely st. Marys coming to the field of dreams this weekend its always great to get the townies up for the day hopefully we will put in a good performance.

The Senior A  league was well run last in certain areas last year, from memory we played at one stage 8 league games in a row (tough on the social life) but they were competitive games and you knew what you had come championship .

By the time the league final came around you had absolutely no interest in playing even though it was against your nearest and most hated rivals.

The county Board must address this fact and try and get the league final over before the championship starts if at all possible. I know there could be a contradiction in my reasoning in that I was arguing before that county players should play in the league but some new structure has to be introduced. League games on a Friday night (with county players) and then let the same play county football on a Sunday. (taking this year there should be eight weeks now to the ross game were county players should be playing) forget about resting players for new york.

County players in sligo need to playing more club football to lift the standard of football in the county and give it an extra edge.

When is last time a club player broke on to the county team in Sligo that had not played minor or u-21 for the county.  It happens regularly in other counties.


I am on a roll also you should only be allowed to play senior championship if you are in Division A (that would mean two groups of four) giving each club team three real competitive championship games top two in each group meet in the final end of story.


Over the last number of years the championship group system has proved a waist of time and needs to be reformed. If the above system was introduced then you would have a competitive league because regulation would mean something and not at present spending a year travelling to far flung places with poor quality pitches and sub standard referees.

Enjoy the weekend all

Quinner nice fella, played on him a couple of times recently his best days are behind him he was a good servant to Sligo football but if the team is to progress this year we have to move on. There is still a place for him in the panel he could be used as a good old traditional spoiler for 20 minutes if we were in trouble around the middle of the field. A good lad gave it all for the county down through the years but every dog has his day. 

Looking forward to league games this weekend at least the county players are back with their clubs.

Sligo clubs should follow mayo lead and introduce the quota system were county players must play 80% of club league games.

Was talking to a mayo footballer Sunday night and after playing against Tyrone in the league he was turning out for his club on the bank holiday Monday and mayo with a league semi final on the Sunday against galway.

If Sligo was in a similar position club league games would be called off for a month.

The county Board fixtures committee should take a long hard look at them selves. Its harder at the moment to get off the county panel than it is to get on it.

Sligo county players should play 80% of the club league games and then maybe the standard of club football might go up a small bit in Sligo and improve the quality of county players.     

Will be going to the under 21 game. watch out for our own club man brian kenndy it great to see him back he hasn't played much football over the last two years with two serious knee problems. he is a serious player and for tourelstrane to win a championship this year we need him to perform. On sunday a win is a must and there can't really be any more  Excuses players need to stand up and be counted, or all hard work over the last seven years will have been waisted.

 

all games called off players told at training last night. we had 13 players out 6 with county under 21,s and then injuries and us up against curry